Momfinitions can be terms commonly used by all moms, terms made up by moms specifically geared toward their kids or they can even be created by the kids & then used by the moms. However, Momfinitions are terms that Webster left out of his dictionary & I think it’s obvious why… he wasn’t a mom.

Twittermoms & ParentsConnect.com have teamed up with a contest on the 5 Funniest Momfinitions & a lot of moms are having fun sharing their creative & amusing Momfinitions. I want to join in on the fun & have a few of my own that I’d like to share.

The first is obvious – as it is based on the name of my blog:

Momtastrophe
mom•tas•tro•phe {mom-tas-truh-fee}
-noun
1. the domestically challenged mom
2. any mishap involving the kids & mom, in which mom may have reached her boiling point
3. concluding action/feeling at the end of a mom’s day
Indoor crafts involving paint often end in a momtastrophe.

Momtastrophes occur daily in my home. Trying to manage 3 kids under 3 {still adjusting with a newborn}, the house & my own business keeps me busy and feeling exhausted. Plus, I consider myself domestically challenged – I’m working on that, but still a long way to go.

Love Scars
love scars {luhv scahrs}
-noun
1.stretch marks from that expanding belly that carried your baby(babies) for 9 months. you love them & have the scars to prove it!
In her bikini, her love scars screamed to the world that she was a mom of 5.

With my first child, I didn’t have any visible love scars until after my stomach started to return to its prior size. I was only one dress size up from my pre-pregnancy size when I found out I was pregnant with #2. Nine months after #2 was born, I found out I was pregnant with #3 (almost done with the first trimester) & I was 3 dress sizes away from my “pre-pre-pre-pregnancy” weight. As my belly expanded to carry this 9lb. baby boy, I gained stretch marks in addition to the ones from the first 2 pregnancies. My stretch marks are dark right now & sometimes I’m sad when I look at them, but most of the time I smile because they are reminders of my 3 beautiful children – like tattoos I will have with me for the rest of my life, even though they will fade in time.

Toddlertude
tod•dler•tude {tod-ler-tood}
-noun
1.disposition, manner, tendency common to toddlers expressing their emotional independence – usually involves screaming, crying, throwing tantrums, etc.
When she refused to buy him the toy, the whole store heard his toddlertude.

I originally called this term maddietude, naming it after my 17-month-old. When I was still pregnant, I kept thinking I’d have the baby any day, but he was determined to stay in my belly & grow even bigger. I told everyone I thought he was going to have maddietude (she wanted to be held constantly for the first 6 months & I couldn’t physically do that with a 1-yr-old to care for and I had to get some sleep – now she’s our rebellious one & moody as our 2-yr-old). However, I know not everyone has a Maddie, so I though toddlertude would be more universal — and it can apply to my 2-yr-old as well!

Momplugs
mom•plugs {mom-pluhgs}
-noun
1.those invisible earplugs kids have when mom asks them to do something. sometimes daddies have these too.
When she told her son it was time for a nap, he must have had momplugs in because he kept playing and wouldn’t look in her direction.

Both my 2 yr old and my 1 yr old have momplugs. I’ve seen my nephew have them too. My 1 yr old (17 months) loves to try and climb on the fireplace while I’m feeding the baby. When I tell her no and to get down, she just keeps going and won’t look at me. I have to put the baby down and then go get her down. If my 2 yr old is busy and doesn’t want me to interrupt her, I have to say her name several times & then only on her terms will she look at me. Sometimes the 2-yr-old will get down on all fours and acts like a puppy & like she doesn’t understand me (however, I can get her to come to me when she’s a puppy by saying “Come here little puppy”).

Awkwardar
awk•war•dar {awk-were-dahr}
-noun
1.child’s inherent radar that knows when to embarrass parents in public at just the right time to make it the most awkward moment possible – could be done by throwing a fit, but most of the time is as simple as repeating something the parent has said at what the parent would consider the “wrong time”
The grocery cart wheel made a sound and the 3-year-old, using her awkwardar, said, “Mommy, did you poop your pants? I think you need to go to the bathroom.”

Although I don’t have the problem (yet) of my children saying embarrassing things, they are starting to throw fits in public. The most recent incident was this past weekend at a birthday party – my 2-yr-old refused to share a toy & was so emotional that my husband had to remove her from the crowded room. Needless to say, we don’t like to get all 3 kids out at once.

I could go on with Momfinitions – new ones were spinning in my mind all night long, which made it difficult to fall asleep – but I need to go make the girls breakfast. Let me know what you think of my Momfinitions, tell me some you already use or make up some new ones. Maybe Webster will pick some of them for his next edition.